Tiruchirapalli, Oct 29: The two-year-old boy who was stuck in an abandoned borewell near Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu since Friday, is dead, an official said on Tuesday. Commissioner of Revenue Administration J Radhakrishnan said the body of the child was "dismembered" and in a "highly decomposed" state.
"Efforts are on to retrieve the mortal remains of the child," he told PTI in the early hours of Tuesday. Radhakrishnan said those posted near the borewell noticed foul smell around 10.30 pm on Monday following which medical personnel and teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) assessed the situation.
"We have been told that the body is in a highly decomposed state... we have suspended the digging operation," he said. Sujith Wilson had fallen into the disused farm borewell while playing near his house in Nadukattupatti on Friday evening, and various central and state agencies were called in to rescue him.
Prayers were held by various sections of society for the child's early rescue, while leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi wished the wellbeing of the child.
Earlier on Monday, a heavy German-made drilling machine was deployed to dig a parallel shaft to reach the boy stuck at a depth of 88 feet, but rescue efforts were hampered by rocky soil and rain.
Two Fire and Rescue Services personnel were lowered into the freshly drilled shaft, using a ladder and with all necessary support like oxygen, for initial assessment of the condition inside.
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SUCH A PATHETIC SITUATION FOR FAMILY.. MAY ALLHA GIVE THEM STRENGTH TO BEAR THIS LOSS
SHAME ON US THAT WE THINK OF GOING TO MOON MARS...... SPEND CRORES ON STATUES..... WHEN IT COMES FOR LIFE OF POOR, WE LIMIT OURSELVES....SHAME ON ALL POLITICIANS AND BUREAUCRATS..
SHAME SHAME SHAME
It is very very sad and tragic. infants kids are dying trapped in borewell pipes. The owners and borewell digging contrcators company must be penalsied and case should be fined for improper maintenance.the owners of the land and contractor borewell company are responsible.
the Govt should come up with strict laws against such cases.
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